gwinnyb

I am so loving this challenge, the stories and pictures are great! thanks gemini and all of you.

Robindcr8l

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=44494

The Gnat and the Bull


A GNAT settled on the horn of a Bull, and sat there a long time.
Just as he was about to fly off, he made a buzzing noise, and
inquired of the Bull if he would like him to go. The Bull
replied, "I did not know you had come, and I shall not miss you
when you go away."


Moral: "Some men are of more consequence in their own eyes than in the
eyes of their neighbors. "

a4e4ka

A Wolf had been gorging on an animal he had killed, when suddenly a small bone in the meat stuck in his throat and he could not swallow it. He soon felt terrible pain in his throat, and ran up and down groaning and groaning and seeking for something to relieve the pain. He tried to induce every one he met to remove the bone. "I would give anything," said he, "if you would take it out." At last the Crane agreed to try, and told the Wolf to open his jaws as wide as he could. Then the Crane put its long neck down the Wolf's throat, and with its beak loosened the bone, till at last it got it out.
"Will you kindly give me the reward you promised?" said the Crane.
The Wolf grinned and showed his teeth and said: "Be content. You have put your head inside a Wolf's mouth and taken it out again in safety; that ought to be reward enough for you."
Gratitude and greed go not together.


http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=44490

kmkagle

Two Young Men and a Cook

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=44508

You can trick man but not God

Two young fellows slipt into a cooks shop, and while the master was busie at his work, one of them stole a piece of flesh, and convey'd it to the other. The master missed it immediately, and challeng'd them with the theft. He that took it, swore he had none on't. And he that had it, swore as desperately that he did not take it. The cook reflecting upon the conceit: Well, my masters, (says he) these frauds and fallacies may pass upon men; but there's an eye above that sees thorough them.
Moral:
There's no putting of tricks upon an all-seeing power; as if he that made our hearts and knows every nook, and corner of them, could not see thorough the childish fallacy of a double-meaning.

lilalee

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=44507

lilalee

Forgot!! The Shepherd's Boy-----------Wolf, wolf, he cried!--------"A liar will not be believed, even when he speaks the truth"

Robindcr8l

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=44565

The Monkey and the Dolphin


A SAILOR, bound on a long voyage, took with him a Monkey to amuse
him while on shipboard. As he sailed off the coast of Greece, a
violent tempest arose in which the ship was wrecked and he, his
Monkey, and all the crew were obliged to swim for their lives. A
Dolphin saw the Monkey contending with the waves, and supposing
him to be a man (whom he is always said to befriend), came and
placed himself under him, to convey him on his back in safety to
the shore. When the Dolphin arrived with his burden in sight of
land not far from Athens, he asked the Monkey if he were an
Athenian. The latter replied that he was, and that he was
descended from one of the most noble families in that city. The
Dolphin then inquired if he knew the Piraeus (the famous harbor
of Athens). Supposing that a man was meant, the Monkey answered
that he knew him very well and that he was an intimate friend.
The Dolphin, indignant at these falsehoods, dipped the Monkey
under the water and drowned him.

Moral: Those who pretend to be what they are not, sooner or later, find themselves in deep water

Robindcr8l

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=44770

The Bee and Jupiter


A BEE from Mount Hymettus, the queen of the hive, ascended to
Olympus to present Jupiter some honey fresh from her combs.
Jupiter, delighted with the offering of honey, promised to give
whatever she should ask. She therefore besought him, saying,
"Give me, I pray thee, a sting, that if any mortal shall approach
to take my honey, I may kill him." Jupiter was much displeased,
for he loved the race of man, but could not refuse the request
because of his promise. He thus answered the Bee: "You shall
have your request, but it will be at the peril of your own life.
For if you use your sting, it shall remain in the wound you make,
and then you will die from the loss of it."


Moral: "Evil wishes, like chickens, come home to roost. "

Qsilv

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=45006

Fable of the Flies

Two old men were resting in the shade.
A handful of flies were drifting there too,
occasionally landing on the men's foreheads, ears, noses,
even on their wrists and hands if those were lying still in their laps.

One man kept swatting at the flies, hitting himself soundly in the process.
The other man held still and suffered the tickling and occasional tiny bite.

"How can you stand it?!" cried the one waving his hands around and whacking himself.

"I enjoy the shade even more than I despise the disturbance," replied his calm friend.

Moral: You generally injure yourself when attacking small enemies.

Qsilv

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=45007

The Wind and the Sun

One day a dispute grew between the wind and the sun over which was stronger.

"I am the most powerful overall", said the sun. "I help sustain life."
"I am by far more powerful", said the wind. "I can destroy it!"
Said the sun, "But I can destroy too, given the right chance, gradually."
Said the wind, "Well I can move entire mountains in just a few thousand seasons."

The sun spied a traveller down below, thought a few moments, and smiled.
"See that human coming along the road?" asked the sun.
"Let's see who can get the cloak off his shoulders!"
"Easy," nodded the wind, and immediately began blowing.

Fast moving air whipped up the edges of the loose fabric,
but the traveller reached up and clutched his cape in his fingers.
The harder the wind blew, the tighter the man wrapped it around himself.
Finally the wind quit, having nearly whirled the poor man off his feet.

Then the sun came out from behind a cloud and beamed brightly.
In such golden warmth, the traveller slowly relaxed his grip,
and as the heat increased, even with a breeze still wafting...
he took off his covering altogether.

Moral: Kindness can accomplish more than severity.

Qsilv

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=45008

The Oak and the Reeds

In a meadow there grew a mighty oak surrounded by waving green grasses.

The oak was proud of its height and strength and determined steadfastness.
It had no patience with the trembling reeds at its feet.
"Weaklings. Fools. You bow before every breeze. Where is your self-respect?"

But when the storms came, the huge brittle oak lost first twigs, then branches,
and finally with a great groaning and roaring it was torn up and laid sideways.

All the gentle grass blades, who had bent nearly flat,
just relaxed and rose easily upward again
to dance in the sunbeams...
(except of course a few who had been crushed in the tree's fall).


Moral: Never underestimate the strength of resiliance.

inked_gemini

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you on this, guys. Been feeling under the weather since late last night. This is going to be a very hard decision.

Screw it. Everybody wins. Hooray!!!

inked_gemini

Okay fine. I'll be serious.

All of the entries are great. I wish I could pick all of them. Polenta, I love you tortoise and hare. So cute. And gwinnyb's picture of the fox and the grapes is amazing. It looks like it came straight from a children's book. Oh, and kmkagle, I cannot stress how stunning your crow and raven picture is.

But there can only be one winner, and that winner is...

Robindcr8l for:

The Fox and the Monkey
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=44322

...and...

The Monkey and the Dolphin
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=44565

These are just precious. The artwork is superb; you've got the monkey drawing ability down in multiple mediums. I dunno. I just love looking at your little monkey and dolphin. So cute!!! Makes me smile. I'm sick and I just looked at it again. Still makes me smile. So congratulations Robindcr8l.

And thanks to all of you that contributed. All of your artwork was just wonderful. Peace out.

Qsilv

oooh, hey, feel better soon, Inked... you chose a wonderful subject.

Congrats, Robindcr8l --now the pressure's on you! (smiles)